I stamped the images with Versamark ink and then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder to create the tone-on-tone effect. The sentiment is stamped with Versafine Vintage Sepia and then embossed with clear embossing powder as well. I love doing tone-on-tone cards, it really shows off some fun techniques!

Thursday, December 24, 2015

I know everyone is busy having Christmas Eve, but there may be a few who have some time, or are taking time for themselves. So I have created four mini note cards using the Autumn Blooms rubber stamp from Sweet Stamps LLC.

This image was so sweet I just had to stamp it again, and again, and again hahahahaha. I created these mini notecards with some scrap card stock, what a great way to use up those scraps!

You can find this rubber stamp at the Sweet Stamps online store. They have a bunch of floral stamps, that I just cant help but love to play with :)

There are so many products in the shop that are sure to get your creative juices flowing, you should definitely take a jaunt over there. Also, don't forget about the monthly challenges! The Anything Goes challenge begins on the first Sunday of every month and the Anything But A Card challenge begins on the third Sunday of every month! Hope to see you there!

You can this and many other fun Christmas ribbons over at the Crafty Ribbons website. Our 12 weeks of Christmas challenges are over for the year, but come back in January and join in the new bi-weekly challenges over on the Crafty Ribbons challenge blog!

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

This is Hello Marci and she was fun to color. I am sad to say this was the very first Lala Land stamp I have ever colored! I have since received another package and I am ashamed to say I haven't even stamped it out yet lol. Inuit Marci is on my list!

You won't be able to purchase this stamp until next September! So keep your eyes open for it :) BUT you can find plenty others at the Lala Land Shop :)

Thursday, December 10, 2015

One of the traditions you find very common up here in the north is pinecones :) You will often walk into a friend or relative's house during the Christmas season and find a bowl of pinecones, lol. Au naturale, or painted, glittered, or dressed up. It doesn't really matter, cuz it's the pinecone that counts!

So in honour of this Christmas tradition, I created this holiday card using a pinecone stamp, and some Wink of Stella, and finished it with some gorgeous Christmas Charm Ribbon - Snowflakes.

I stamped the Cabbage Rose rubber stamp in layers using a post-it note masking technique in a light colored dye ink. Then I water colored them using my water color pencils and water. I used the Beautiful Day rubber stamp for the sentiment, but I accidentally double stamped the left side, so I used a black marker to thicken up the first letters in each word. This is a good way to fix a mistake without actually having to redo your whole project :) Lastly I added some dew drops with Glastique! I love how nice this stuff works on a floral card!

Sweet Stamps has many beautiful floral rubber stamps, and the detail is amazing. I will eventually be coloring them all! Muwahahahahah! Hehe, sorry, that one snuck out lol!

There are loads of other products in the Sweet Stamps online shop, like chipboard accents! I love them, lol. I will definitely be creating with them again soon :)

And come and join us for our two monthly challenges! The Anything Goes challenge begins on the first Sunday of every month, and the Anything But a Card challenge begins on the third Sunday of every month. Come and join us for some fun and prizes!

I finished this project using paper from the Studio Calico South of Market paper collection, and sentiment stamps from the CC Designs/Amy R Scripted Sentiments stamp set and the My Creative Time Sweet die/stamps set.

Don't forget to come and join in the fun over at the Paper Nest Dolls Challenge blog for your chance to win a prize every month! And you can find all of the Paper Nest Dolls rubber stamps in the online store here :) They are so sweet and fun to create with, don't be surprised if some of them fall into your cart!

Friday, December 4, 2015

Hello! I am here today with my very fist The Greeting Farm creation for Quick Creations :) This is Holiday Anya 2 and she is just so cute! I enjoyed creating with her and coloring her up, and I definitely will be doing more creating with these fun stamps!

I colored her using my Copics and Prismacolor Premiere Pencils in the following colors:

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Hello everyone, I have a fun new card design for you today for Sweet Stamps :) AAAnnnnnnddd I am totally in love with it lol.

I had a lot of fun creating this card, and the most fun thing about it? Starting out with one idea, and then having it morph into something totally different and unexpected! I love how creativity works sometimes ;)

I stamped the Daisy Side rubber stamp on hot press watercolor paper in a light colored dye ink and then heat set it with my heat tool. Then I water colored the flower with my watercolor pencils and water (duh, of course!). Then I decided to try something new. I die cut the flower with the Flutterby #2 die set (the solid one). Then I die cut the layer of the die with patterned paper and glued them under the solid butterflies. I also used a sentiment from the Kitty Sweets clear stamp set and then added some Glastique for dew drops!

I love how this card turned out! I will definitely be trying this technique out again soon.

You can find all the products I mentioned in the Sweet Stamps online store :) (As well as many, many more;)) And don't forget to come and join us for two monthly challenges! The Anything Goes challenge begins on the first Sunday of every month, and the Anything But a Card challenge begins on the third Sunday of every month! See you there!

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

I have been a busy little beaver lately, with the new job and Christmas is only 3 weeks away! I still have to finish my Christmas shopping, plus...the holiday Craft Show season is upon us! Phew, that'll keep a girl busier than usual that's for sure!

For my inspiration post for Crafty Ribbons this week, I have created some cute little Christmas tags, using watercolor and embossing powder, as well as the Peace Love Joy ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, I think this is my favorite of the new ribbons for 2015. It is so classy looking and appropriate, especially given the amount of tragedy throughout the world.

You can find this ribbon and plenty more exclusive gorgeous ribbons on the Crafty Ribbons website! And you can also come and join us for the bi-weekly challenges over on the challenge blog! We are still in the midst of our 12 weeks of Christmas challenges, where we are having a new challenge every week, so hurry up and join us!